Regardless of how you feel about this holiday, these yummy cupcakes will bring happiness to anyone who eats one!
Here’s what you need:
CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS:
2-1/2 c cake flour
1-1/2 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1-1/2 c vegetable oil
1 c buttermilk (how to make buttermilk if you’re out!)
2 TBSP red liquid food coloring
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp distilled white vinegar
For the frosting:
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
8 oz cream cheese
5 TBSP unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-1/2 c confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Let’s do this!
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake pans.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar. Beat on medium speed until well blended. Add dry ingredients a cup at a time, blending all the while, about 2 minutes.
4. Pour batter into lined pans.
Hoo boy – that looks weird pouring out of that spoon.
Pop into oven.
5. Bake for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 5-10 minutes.
6. Now make the frosting! Combine the cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in vanilla extract. Slowly add confectioners’ sugar and continue mixing until smooth.
Hooooooooooooo boyyyyyy! At this point I realized I accidentally threw in the entire stick of butter. Yes, 3 extra tablespoons. Let’s see if anyone notices…
7. Frost/decorate as desired!
I made these little bugs by hand to match the cupcake liners. It was really easy, I just had to create the design in Illustrator, then print on custom cut labels, and stick to toothpicks.
HAHAHAHAA!!!! ‘Course I didn’t do that! I bought them at Ralph’s for like $1.00 a few weeks ago. I was prolly there buying dishwasher rinse or something sexy like that.
Remember this cupcake thief from last September?
Alright, FINE!!! A cupcake for breakfast…just this once.
From Annie’s Eats.
- CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS:
- 2-1/2 c cake flour
- 1-1/2 c sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 TBSP cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1-1/2 c vegetable oil
- 1 c buttermilk
- 2 TBSP red liquid food coloring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp distilled white vinegar
- FROSTING INGREDIENTS
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 5 TBSP unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2-1/2 c confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Heat oven to 350. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
- In medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar. Beat on medium speed until well blended. Gradually beat in dry ingredients until well blended and smooth.
- Pour batter evenly into lined pans. Bake for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 5-10 minutes and then on wire racks until completely cool.
- Combine cream cheese and butter together in a medium bowl. Add vanilla and beat until creamy. Gradually add in the confectioners’ sugar and mix until well-combined and smooth.
- Frost cupcakes as desired!
- Pass these out at work, to your neighbors, use as bribes for the kids. Whatever you do, save one for yourself!
6 comments on Red Velvet Valentine’s Cupcakes
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Lib
February 14, 2012 at 2:29 am (4664 days ago)Excellent…. see? Sooooo much better than mushroom recipes!! And, I particularly love the cute little thief!!
Rebecca
February 14, 2012 at 3:42 am (4664 days ago)You really got me with that bug joke. I was sitting here hating you for your skills, knowing I would never do that trick in Illustrator using labels and toothpicks. Boy am I a sucker! But I am back to loving you! And the cupcakes look ridiculously good.
Lynn Flowers
February 14, 2012 at 9:12 am (4664 days ago)Now I have to hit the grocery store tonight. Was going to make cupcakes with the girls tonight anyway so this is perfect. Love Bea having a cupcake for breakfast…that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Melissa
February 14, 2012 at 7:16 pm (4663 days ago)Bea is so cute!
Amy
April 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm (4613 days ago)Made this for Drew’s birthday (yesterday). The cake is two slices from being gone! It’s the best cake ever. Thanks for sharing.
Christina
April 5, 2012 at 1:53 pm (4613 days ago)Yayyy!! So glad to hear they worked out & Happy Bday to Drew!! Miss you & expect to hear from you soon…xx